Strictly Love

Strictly Love
Julia Williams

Guilty feet have got plenty of rhythm …Kick off your shoes and snuggle up with this warm and witty new novel from the author of the bestselling Pastures NewLawyer Emily promised her late father that she'd devote her life to good causes. So how comes she spends her days defending Z-listers, desperate to prolong their 15 minutes of fame?Katie is obsessed with being the perfect wife and mother - unlike her own one. In which case, why is husband Charlie permanently AWOL these days?Dentist Mark is licking his wounds after his wife walked out on him and desperately missing his kids. Can he cope with becoming a singleton again - on top of a devastating legal case against him?Meanwhile, happy-go-lucky Jack the Lad Rob is hiding a secret tragedy…Isabella's dance classe give the four the perfect opportunity to forget their troubles and re-invent themselves. They can be whoever they want to be - they'll just let their feet do the talking.Over the weeks, as they foxtrot, tango, waltz and cha-cha-cha their way into each other's lives, they discover the truth about each other - and themselves. But will they like what they learn?

JULIA WILLIAMS

Strictly Love

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Table of Contents

Cover (#u474fec65-eb63-5405-b7f4-e0e92918efd4)

Title Page (#u202541d5-00a6-503f-ac04-ed1fac57be4d)

Copyright (#u62003ca8-4c5d-597e-874d-7497019f138e)

Prologue (#u949e030f-1a27-5c8e-b5d2-6a4696e1657e)

Part One - Dance Like No One's Looking (#u6786b10d-7064-57e2-9c2a-1a918dfc0dc8)

Chapter One (#ued7cbb0e-f425-5126-b1d5-51a510228cc4)

Chapter Two (#udcc8cc8d-9ba1-533b-9fb2-0ea76d9d465a)

Chapter Three (#ucda96670-d5e1-5b18-81f2-18f8e70714bd)

Chapter Four (#u08cfed8e-5c1a-539c-a645-8bf0d51e8b4d)

Chapter Five (#u24537f1e-d581-56f0-bd68-d0097d41281c)

Chapter Six (#u07b3d6d4-2dfb-5566-8fca-081ede52ea22)

Chapter Seven (#u95bc03cf-81ac-5dd5-b1d5-2d4a79c48119)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Part Two - Love Like you've Never Been Hurt (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Part Three - Work Like You Don't Have To (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-one (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-two (#litres_trial_promo)